Carbon Nanohorns Modified with Conjugated Terthienyl/Terthiophene Structures: Additives to Enhance the Performance of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Electron Microscopy Characterization
3.2. Preparation of the CNHs Samples
3.3. Preparation of the CNHs Inks
3.4. Preparation of the Photovoltaic Devices
3.5. Photovoltaic Response Measurements
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample | Voc (Volt.) | Jsc (mA/cm2) | Ff | Ef (%) | ||||
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Without | With | Without | With | Without | With | Without | With | |
Reference | 0.314 | 0.761 | 0.208 | 7.20 | 0.444 | 0.74 | 0.03 | 4.07 |
dye-CNH 1 | 0.286 | 0.795 | 0.274 | 7.74 | 0.384 | 0.67 | 0.03 | 4.14 |
dye-CNH 2 | 0.220 | 0.635 | 0.157 | 8.28 | 0.323 | 0.67 | 0.02 | 4.50 |
dye-CNH 3 | 0.486 | 0.808 | 0.533 | 10.37 | 0.476 | 0.75 | 0.12 | 6.24 |
dye-CNH 4 | 0.431 | 0.785 | 0.205 | 8.20 | 0.527 | 0.72 | 0.05 | 4.63 |
dye-CNH 5 | 0.472 | 0.797 | 0.226 | 7.48 | 0.624 | 0.72 | 0.07 | 4.29 |
dye-CNH 6 | 0.431 | 0.796 | 0.204 | 7.77 | 0.532 | 0.72 | 0.05 | 4.47 |
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Iglesias, D.; Atienzar, P.; Vázquez, E.; Herrero, M.A.; García, H. Carbon Nanohorns Modified with Conjugated Terthienyl/Terthiophene Structures: Additives to Enhance the Performance of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. Nanomaterials 2017, 7, 294. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano7100294
Iglesias D, Atienzar P, Vázquez E, Herrero MA, García H. Carbon Nanohorns Modified with Conjugated Terthienyl/Terthiophene Structures: Additives to Enhance the Performance of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. Nanomaterials. 2017; 7(10):294. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano7100294
Chicago/Turabian StyleIglesias, Daniel, Pedro Atienzar, Ester Vázquez, María Antonia Herrero, and Hermenegildo García. 2017. "Carbon Nanohorns Modified with Conjugated Terthienyl/Terthiophene Structures: Additives to Enhance the Performance of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells" Nanomaterials 7, no. 10: 294. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano7100294